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Couples who pioneered same-sex marriage, 10 years later

​David Wilson and Robert Compton

David
Wilson and Robert Compton in 2004 and again in 2014. Originally married to
women, Wilson and Compton both had children from their previous marriages and
met each other through a support group called Gay Fathers of Greater Boston. “We exchanged cards and
started having lunch and dinner and from there, the rest is history,” Wilson
says. They went
on to sue the state for the right to marry in Goodridge v. Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and won.

Credit: Joel Benjamin/Boston Center for Adult Education

​Carla Imperial and Megan Jewett

Carla
Imperial and Megan Jewett in 2004 and again in 2014, with daughter Kai Imperial.

Credit: Joel Benjamin/Boston Center for Adult Education

​Heidi and Gina Nortonsmith

Heidi
and Gina Nortonsmith, with sons Avery and Quinn, in 2004 and again in
2014. They were plaintiffs in Goodridge v.
Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

Credit: Joel Benjamin/Boston Center for Adult Education

​Jim Ansart and Chris Stern

Jim
Ansart and Chris Stern in 2004 and again in 2014.

Credit: Joel Benjamin/Boston Center for Adult Education

​Hilary and Julie Goldridge

Hilary and Julie Goldridge, with daughter Annie, in 2004 and
again in 2014. The lead plaintiffs in Goodridge
v. Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Hilary and Julie are no
longer married but still sat for a family portrait for the exhibit.

Credit: Joel Benjamin/Boston Center for Adult Education

​Linda Davies and & Gloria Bailey

Linda Davies and & Gloria Bailey in 2004 and again in
2014. They were
plaintiffs in Goodridge v. Massachusetts
Department of Public Health.

Credit: Joel Benjamin/Boston Center for Adult Education

​Nancy Azar and Janet Conlon

Nancy
Azar and Janet Conlon in 2004 and again in 2014.

Credit: Joel Benjamin/Boston Center for Adult Education

​Reverend Kim Crawford Harvie and Kem Morehead

Reverend
Kim Crawford Harvie and Kem Morehead in 2004 and again in 2014.

Credit: Joel Benjamin/Boston Center for Adult Education

​Don Picard and Robert DeBenedictis

Don
Picard and Robert DeBenedictis, with children James and
Carmen DeBenedictis, in 2004 and again in 2014.

Credit: Joel Benjamin/Boston Center for Adult Education

​Robb Johnson and Rick Gosselin

Robb
Johnson and Rick Gosselin in 2004 and again in 2014, with daughter Hannah
Firestone.

Credit: Joel Benjamin/Boston Center for Adult Education

​Steven Littlehale and Rabbi Howard Berman

Steven
Littlehale and Rabbi Howard Berman in 2004 and again in 2014.

Credit: Joel Benjamin/Boston Center for Adult Education

​Arnie Stewart and Susan Greenwood

Arnie
Stewart and Susan Greenwood with son Elijah Greenwood-Stewart, in 2004 and
again in 2014.